Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Cody Dylan Brady
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2023
Location : S Main St
City : Rocky Hill
County : Edmonson
State : Kentucky
Agency : Kentucky State Police, Brownsville PD
Officer(s) : Jason Adkison Cause of Death: Gunshot
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kentucky State Police escalated a chaseafter a failed traffic stop in the Rocky Hill area near the Edmonson/Warren line after shots were fired at a police vehicle. The chase continued on 31W, KY HWY 101, and the area of Rocky Hill Road. Cody Brady was shot and killed by police under unclear circumstances.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kentuckystatepolice.org/p3-4-28-2023/
https://www.wbko.com/2023/03/31/ksp-post-3-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wbko.com/2023/04/28/ksp-trooper-placed-leave-after-shooting-edmonson-county-chase/
https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/-news/rocky-hill-road-shooting-update-deceased-subject-identified
Nicholle Lynn Lockyer
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2023
Location : Gem State Park+Snake River
City : Bonneville
County : Bonneville
State : Idaho
Agency : Bonneville County SO
Officer(s) : Patrick Crapo, Kyle Penney
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during license check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Bonneville deputy checked on a vehicle parked at the Gem State Park and ran a check of a female in the vehicle discovering that she had an active felony warrant out for her arrest. A second deputy arrived and officers Patrick Crapo and Kyle Penney shot and shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/deputies-woman-identified-in-fatal-shooting-at-gem-state-park/
https://www.kmvt.com/2023/03/30/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-eastern-idaho/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/deputies-woman-identified-in-fatal-shooting-at-gem-state-park/
Dean I. Anderson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : First+Hoffman
City : Cannon Falls
County : Goodhue
State : Minnesota
Agency : Cannon Falls Police, Goodhue County Sheriff's Office, Dakota County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol, Red Wing police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a report of a woman being shot at, numerous police departments headed to First and Hoffman to confront Dean Anderson who was known to dislike police. Swat bore down on him for several hours until he was found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound after police breached the home and forced their way in.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kttc.com/2023/03/29/shooting-suspect-dead-following-standoff-cannon-falls/
Isaiah James Rael
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : 7600 block of Campos St
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) deputies received reports of a man with a gun in the 76000 block of Campos Street in Canutillo. A shootout ensued and 43-year-old Isiah James Rael was shot and killed by El Paso deputies.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/developingman-killed-in-epcso-officer-involved-shooting/
Richard Anthony Sanderson 1 of 2
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : 300 block of Lake Village Blvd
City : Slidell
County : St. Tammany
State : Louisiana
Agency : St. Tammany Parish SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A SWAT siege on a house started when a man locked himself into a house. When SWAT bore down on the residence, shots were heard. Later, St. Tammany Parish deputies found 2 men dead inside, Eric Costello and Richard Anthony Sanderson, a former candidate for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1, who had apparently killed the other man and then committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox8live.com/video/2023/03/29/two-men-died-following-swat-standoff-slidell/
Eric Costello 2 of 2
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : 300 block of Lake Village Blvd
City : Slidell
County : St. Tammany
State : Louisiana
Agency : St. Tammany Parish SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A SWAT siege on a house started when a man locked himself into a house. When SWAT bore down on the residence, shots were heard. Later, St. Tammany Parish deputies found 2 men dead inside, Eric Costello and Richard Anthony Sanderson, a former candidate for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1, who had apparently killed the other man and then committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox8live.com/video/2023/03/29/two-men-died-following-swat-standoff-slidell/
Steven Deshun Blunt
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : Ferncrest Place near Annewakee Trails
City : Douglasville
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglas County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for showing gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steven Deshun Blunt allegedly brought a gun to a Special Olympics event at New Manchester High School in Douglas County, prompting a school-wide lockdown. Douglas County Sheriff Pounds says a man showed up with a gun at a Special Olympics event being held at the location.GBI agents allege that Blunt pulled out a handgun and shot at and one of the deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-dies-after-shootout-with-douglas-county-deputies
Sara Shorteno
Age :70
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : 2nd St
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Seal Beach PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Seal Beach PD allege that during a traffic stop attempted to pull over a female driver for a traffic violation near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Fifth Street, a woman switched seats with a male passenger who then fled with an infant in the car. Despite being aware of the infant, police escalated a chase that led to a crash, injuring 8 and killing 1 person. The fleeing driver took off on foot and was tasered and sent to the hospital together with the woman and infant. Their conditions are unknown. Third party motorist Sara Shorteno was killed by the police chase and resulting crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/man-faces-murder-charges-fatal-chase-crash-seal-beach
https://abc7.com/police-chase-long-beach-seal-pd-pursuit-deadly-crash/13039141/
https://lbpost.com/news/1-dead-9-hospitalized-including-suspect-in-crash-that-ended-police-pursuit
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/seal-beach-pd-pursuit-crashes-in-long-beach/
Marganne Mary Allen
Age :53
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : SE High St+Leslie St
City : Salem
County : Marion
State : Oregon
Agency : DEA
Officer(s) : Samuel Landis
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by negligent DEA officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marganne Mary Allen was riding her bicycle in Salem, OR when DEA agent Samuel Landis blew a stop sign and hit and killed her. The agent was charged with criminally negligent homicide.
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Benjamin Payton
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Sage Dr
City : Waterbury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Waterbury PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : ——————
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Benjamin Payton was a 17-year-old high school student at Crosby High School whom Waterbury police saw him in a stolen car around noon parked on Sage Drive. Police apprehended the driver, whom they identified as a 14-year-old boy. Another occupant, a 16-year-old boy, was also taken into custody. Benny Payton ran into Lakewood Lake and was found drowned later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/03/29/teen-drowns-while-trying-run-waterbury-police/
Michael Nunez
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Unknown
City : DeSoto
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Grand Prairie Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Nunez was a school teacher who had mental health issues for which his family says the system had failed him. On the day of his death, he suddenly walked out of school, sent random illogical text messages to family who feared his mental status was disintegrating. He ended up in a park, knocking over trash cans, behaving erratically and he was booked into jail with a plan that he would be sent to Parkland Psych ER. His family was finally able to get a mental health warrant and planned to have him hospitalized but found out that he had been released from jail, had landed in someone’s yard and was reportedly armed and trying to enter someone’s residence. Police arrived and shot and killed him 30 minutes after his warrant to send him to mental health had been signed. DeSoto police chief Costa said that he had not been a danger to self or others.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-in-desoto-leaves-one-dead
John Figueroa Jr.
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : I-5+Route 126
City : Lancaster, CA
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when jumping from police cruiser in high-speed chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
John Figueroa Jr. was known to be depressed and struggling with some mental health problems. It is unknown why but he took a CHP cruiser and fled in it.Police put down often-lethal spike strips. He saw them, jumped out of the car and died on pavement.The man had been hunted by numerous police cars, a police helicopter while the chase had been shown Live on TV as a form of news entertainment.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZYUAvLybk&t=228s
Paul Palafox
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : S Mesquite Street
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department
Officer(s) : Christian Valadez, Luis Torres, Detective Regino Segura, Detective James Van Kirk
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after injuring man
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Antonio PDallege that Palafox shot a man in the leg during an argument. Palafox drove away after the shooting. Police went to Palafox's house off South Mesquite Street. When police arrived, Palafox reportedly "positioned himself between two cars with the doors open" to shield himself and opened fire on police. Officers Christian Valadez, Detective Regino Segura and Detective James Kirk shot and killed Palafox.
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Richard Ring
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Alma+Warner
City : Chandler
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Chandler PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shoplifting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ring had allegedly stolen some merchandise from a hardware store and fought one of the store's employees. He fled from police, then allegedly broke into a nearby residence and retrieved a knife. After exiting the home, Richard Ring, 39, was fatally shot during a standoff with police in a residential area near Warner and Alma School roads.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/chandler-police-id-man-killed-in-wednesday-incident,381696
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/suspect-killed-in-chandler-police-shooting-investigation-underway
Joseph Martin
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Litchfield Rd+Grand Ave
City : Surprise
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Surprise PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : “Unwanted person” at Walmart killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joseph Martin reportedly caused a disturbance inside of a Walmart and was reported as an unwanted person in the store.Police asked him to get out, he reportedly said "I have a gun" and appeared to reach toward his waistband. Chandler PD shot and killed him. Police did not reply whether or not a gun had been found.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/suspect-dead-in-police-shooting-at-surprise-walmart
Linda Moss
Age :74
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : 5000 block of Roland Rd
City : Roland Park
County : Baltimore City
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baltimore Police said officers tried to pull the vehicle over around 11:50 p.m. Saturday at the 1000 block of West North Avenue in Reservoir Hill because the ALPR alerted them of a connection with a crime elsewhere. The man driving the vehicle fled. With Baltimore PD escalating a chase, the driver eventually lost control and struck a parked car, then crashed into a tree in the 5000 block of Roland Avenue in Roland Park. His 74-year-old wife Linda Moss who had been in the passenger seat next to him died.
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Mariana Martinez
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Alameda+Owens
City : Lakewood
County : Lake
State : Colorado
Agency : Lakewood PD
Officer(s) : Sergeant Donovan, Agent Newhard and Agent Weems
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbing mail carrier
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Multiple Lakewood Police cars responded to a report that two teen girls had robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in the 400 block of South Oak Street. Several items were taken and police found one of the girls at a Grease Monkey about a block away. Police initially said that the girl fired shots toward the officers. Later Monday night, they revised their statement to say that she merely pointed a gun at them. They're still investigating whether she fired any shots.Several of the officers then fired, killing her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2023/03/29/teen-girl-killed-shootout-with-lakewood-police-following-robbery/
https://firstda.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CIRT-03-27-2023-Decision-Letter-PDF.pdf
Calvin Wayne Black
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Osceola St
City : Gastonia
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gastonia PD
Officer(s) : Gastonia PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gastonia PD came to Osceola Street on 03/27/2023 for a report of a man with a gun chasing a woman in the parking lot. Gastonia PD found 58-year-old Calvin Wayne Black who was armed with a handgun. Two officers shot and killed Black.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2023/03/26/1-dead-1-injured-gastonia-officer-involved-shooting/
Aiden Hale a.k.a. Audrey E. Hale
Age :28
Gender :Transgender
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : 33 Burton Hills Blvd
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Michael Collazo, Rex Englebert
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashville PD responded to a call for an active shooter at a school. Police arrived and he was still shooting. Officers Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Reginald “Tre” L. Knight 1 of 2
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard.Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Joelle Keili 2 of 2
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard. Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Michael Tremaine Forde-Clarke
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Flint Creek
City : Decatur
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned after police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A teenager was found drowned in Flint Creek.He was 18-year-old Michael Tremaine Forde-Clark who had been missing since the police chase on 03/27/2023. He had drowned during the police chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/04/01/body-second-robbery-suspect-found-flint-creek/
Michael Anthony Oles
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : DoubleTree Hotel
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals shot and killed Michael Anthony Oles on the floor of a parking garage of the Double Tree Hotel. They had been looking for Oles in connection with an assault elsewhere. Police did not provide an answer whether Oles had been armed or not when killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
Dylan William Murphy
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 11640 S. Eagle Bend Road
City : Sandy
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Sandy Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Sandy Police Department was called to a mental health crisis and found the man walking in the area of 11650 S. Eagle Bend Road. Police said he lived in the area. They allege that they continued to follow him from a distance and then at some point, something took place and the officer shot the man to death. The family initially called police for help but is outraged at the shooting as the man was unarmed and known to police to be no threat.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ksltv.com/535311/witness-video-captures-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/04/15/sandy-police-officer-fired/
Jessica Sanders
Age :39
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 100 block of N Edison
City : Kennewick
County : Benton
State : Washington
Agency : Kennewick PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jessica Sanders was a passenger in a car being pursued by police after the driver, Antonio De Jesus Martinez, allegedly fired a shot at a Kennewick police officer and deputies began chasing him.Police allege that Martinez was chased directly into another Benton County deputy’s police car at the intersection of Eighth Place and Vancouver Street. Sanders died in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article273613230.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1300 block of North 25th St
City : Ft. Pierce
County : St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : Fort Pierce PD, Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase of stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fort Pierce PD attempted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle but the driver fled the scene. Fort Pierce PD and Florida Highway Patrol escalated a chase and the car went off the shoulder of the roadway and overturned in a canal. An unnamed man drowned.
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Willie Dion Giles
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 7000 block of Ark Rd
City : Sassafras
County : Gloucester
State : Virginia
Agency : Gloucester County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when found breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gloucester County deputies responded to the 7000 block of Ark Road following a report of an armed man trying to break into a home. The deputies encountered a man identified by Virginia State Police on Monday as 52-year-old Willie Dion Giles, who allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired it at the deputies. Deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-gloucester-deputies-dies-175900131.html
Jose Manuel Reyes Rios
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : Melody Market, 130 E Foster Rd
City : Orcutt
County : Santa Barbara
State : California
Agency : Santa Maria PD
Officer(s) : Antonio Pena
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The family states that Jose and a friend were inside of the Melody market paying for some snacks while his other two friends were outside. A white car with 4 boys pulled in quickly into the parking lot with intentions of running over his friends. Once Jose realized what was happening outside, he ran out shooting at the car who was trying to hit his friend. Jose then ran and was shot by an off-duty officer at least 10 times from his back and shot again once he was already down.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/03/deputies-identify-teen-killed-in-orcutt-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
https://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-office-releases-more-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
Da’Vant Larrell Byrd
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1084 Montgomery St
City : Chicopee
County : Hampden
State : Maine
Agency : Chicopee PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Several teens had been partying at an aunt’s house in Springfield until around 2 a.m, celebrating their mother’s 37th birthday. Byrd’s mother told them to take her Lexus SUV and bring Da’Vant home to Holyoke. All but Byrd had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana prior to the crash.
A Chicopee PD officer had tried to stop the car and began chasing it instead when it did not stop. The car was chased into a dangerous curve, crashed into a house that was soon engulfed in flames. Byrd had been in the backseat, was thrown forward and initially survived the crash but was unable to get out and died in the flames.The homeowner had been sleeping on his couch that night when the car came hurtling through a wall at an estimated 86 mph. The homeowner also remained in the ICU and suffered multiple internal and traumatic brain injuries as he had become trapped under the car and rubble inside of his home.
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Vilene Not Afraid
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 4600 block of Western Sky Drive
City : Billings
County : Yellowstone
State : Montana
Agency : Billings Police Department, US Marshals, Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Etter
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Billings PD state in the 4600 block of Western Sky Drive at around 4:00 p.m., a woman was involved in a disturbance before shooting a firearm in the air and taking someone’s vehicle without permission. Police found the vehicle on King Avenue West and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Not Afraid did not stop.
During that chase, she hit two un-involved vehicles near Main Street and Lake Elmo Drive, severely damaging her vehicle.She was surrounded by 10 officers per eyewitness who created a standoff. She refused to exit the car. SWAT deployed gas into the car. Not Afraid exited with a gun at that point and was shot and killed by officer Christopher Etter.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff
Mark Engele
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1000 block of Potter Road
City : Dickson
County : Dickson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dickson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis and welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies from the Dickson County Sheriff's office responded to a welfare check in the 1000 block of Potter Road on Mark Engele. They arrived at the scene and he retreated into a home. He then fired at the deputies and struck one deputy in the arm. Mark Engele was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-dickson-county
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/dickson-deputy-shot-standoff-suspect-has-not-surrendered/
Spencer Jackson
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1900 block of Hullwood Dr
City : Kinston
County : Lenoir
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lenoir County SO
Officer(s) : R.T. Stroud, R.M. Harrell
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during narcotics investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lenoir County deputies conducted a traffic stop during a drug investigation. Spencer Jackson initially stopped but then fled, was chased, fled to his home, ran on foot and was shot and killed by deputies R.T. Stroud and R.M. Harrell with deputies alleging that he had found a gun.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wcti12.com/news/local/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-03-25-2023
https://abc11.com/crime-deputies-shot-kill-man-kinston-traffic-stop-long-gun/13010718/
Brian Dale Payne
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1701 N. Moore Ave
City : Moore
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Moore PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 25, Moore PD was patrolling through the parking lot of a hotel in the 1700 block of N. Moore Avenue and reported a ‘suspicious’ vehicle and determined that the vehicle was stolen. Police allege that the man armed himself with a knife and ran away. The officer caught him as he was trying to jump a fence. Police allege that he threatened police with the knife and the officer shot and killed him.
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Jake Jackson Monteer 1 of 2
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was donebecause police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Jessica Marie Fields 2 of 2
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was done because police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Branden Vorak
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 1800 block of 112th St E
City : Tacoma
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County SO
Officer(s) : Chad Chapman, Courtney Quandt, Derek Wetlaufer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after making threats to employer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Branden Vorak was reportedly making threats against his past employer. When police arrived, he reportedly presented them with a grenade. He was shot and killed by Pierce County deputies. No further information or confirmation on the grenade can be found.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article273560685.html
https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-dead-pierce-county-154556520.html
Rosendo Enrique Rivero
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : I-35+Hwy 412
City : Perry
County : Noble
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating a bank robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oklahoma Highway Patrol were sent to a robbery at Impact Bank in Wellington. Bank employees identified Rosendo Enrique Rivero who entered the bank in a dark jacket with light-colored pants and a surgical mask, then handing a note to a bank employee demanding money. He left the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. A Port of Entry officer saw his vehicle enter Oklahoma and Troopers escalated a chase. Ravero fled his vehicle on foot in a wooded area off Interstate 35 and Highway 412. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers allege that Rivero attempted to fire at troopers again. They shot and killed him in the woods.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://hayspost.com/posts/5e57a27b-483e-449e-a27f-74690e8a92ef
https://kfor.com/news/local/kansas-bank-robbery-suspect-dead-after-leading-ohp-on-chase/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Center St+Cherry/Vine
City : Grantsville
County : Tooele
State : Utah
Agency : Grantsville City PD, Tooele County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Child porn warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Grantsville City PD and Tooele County together with SWAT tried to serve a search warrant at a residence for an investigation into the downloading and uploading of child sexual abuse material. Police arrived and saw the man in the window of his home. Upon seeing them, the man ran upstairs. Police heard a shot when they entered. The unnamed man had committed suicide under police duress.
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Ryniqueka Dowell 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Jamari Humble 2 of 2
Age :6
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/